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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08200 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | A Few Scenes in the life of A "SOJER" in the Mass 44th |
| Date | 1863 |
| Document Type | Diary; Artwork |
| Content Description | Illustrated Civil War diary by a soldier in the 44th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Written from camp at New Bern, North Carolina. Sketchbook illustrated with thirty-eight pencil editorial-type cartoon sketches satirizing the Northern press, former slaves, Confederate General Pierre G. T. Beauregard, and military life. Most sketches follow the life of a soldier named "Gorge," or "George," possibly a fictional character, possibly loosely autobiographical. Some sketches are about the Battle of Goldsboro. Page near the end states that the author had to end the sketchbook due to a lack of available paper. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Diary Humor and Satire Journalism Slavery African American History Freemen Confederate General or Leader Battle |
| Place written | New Bern, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 44th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry |